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Louisiana sludge metal band
Thou is an American sludge metal band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana , in 2005.[1]
History
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The band was formed by guitarists Andy Gibbs and Matthew Thudium, bassist Mitch Wells, and drummer Terry Gulino. Thou released their first full-length effort, Tyrant , in 2007 after the arrival of the vocalist Bryan Funck.[1] Peasant in 2008 and a string of EPs, including Malfeasance – Retribution (2008), The Retaliation of the Immutable Force of Nature (2008), Through the Empires of the Eternal Void (2009) and Baton Rouge/You Have Much to Answer For (2010). Their third full-length album, Summit was released in 2010.[1]
The band's fourth studio album, Heathen [2] [3] [2] metal album of 2014 by music website Pitchfork .[4] sludge metal band The Body , whom they most recently collaborated with on the album entitled, You, Whom I Have Always Hated .[5] May Our Chambers Be Full with Emma Ruth Rundle .[6]
Style and artistry
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Thou's style has been labeled as "experimental doom ", stoner metal and sludge metal .[1] AllMusic critic Gregory Heaney stated that "the band's sound blends the shuddering heaviness of doom with the oppressive atmospherics of black metal , giving the band a monolithic sound that feels, at times, inescapable."[1]
Thou has taken a 'do it yourself ' approach to touring which has become a defining characteristic of the band and its aesthetic.[2] anarchist views. Thou also has covered artists from various rock music genres, including Nine Inch Nails ' "Terrible Lie " (with The Body)[7] Nirvana songs "Something in the Way" , "Sifting", and "Aneurysm ".[8]
Band members
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Current members
Bryan Funck – vocals (2007–present)
Andy Gibbs – guitar (2005–present)
Matthew Thudium – guitar (2005–present)
Mitch Wells – bass (2005–present)
Tyler Coburn – drums (2018–present)
KC Stafford – guitar/bass/vocals (2018–present)
Former members
Terry Gulino – drums (2005–2010)
Josh Nee – drums (2010–2018)
Timeline
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Discography
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Studio albums
Tyrant (2007, One Eye Records)
Peasant (2008, Level Plane Records)
Summit (2010, Gilead Media)
Heathen
Magus Sacred Bones )
Umbilical
Collaborative releases
Splits
Thrive and Decay (Split 7" with Black September) (2008)
We Pass Like Night... From Land to Land (Split-LP with Leech) (2008)
Reincarnation Prayer (Split 7" with Haarp) (2009)
Our Enemy Civilization (Split-LP with Salome) (2009)
Degradation of Human Life (Split-LP with Mohoram Atta) (2009)
Dwell in the Darkness of Thought and Drink the Poison of Life (Split EP with The City is the Tower) (2010)
Tears That Soak a Callous Heart ) (Split EP with Moloch) (2010)
A Faire Quarrell (Split 7" with Human Intruder) (2010)
War Is the Force That Gives Us Meaning: A Two Part Analysis of Personal and Inter-Personal Conflict (Split-LP with Cower) (2011)
4th of July (Split 7" with Kowloon Walled City) (2012)
Resurrection Bay (Split 7" with Hell ) (2012)
Wingwalker/Prayer to God (Split 7" with Great Falls) (2015)
Eyehatethou (Split EP with Barghest) (2015)
I Have Become Your Pupil (Split with The Hirs Collective) (2018)
Let Our Names Be Forgotten (Split EP with Ragana) (2018)
Demos
Call No Man Happy Until He Is Dead (2005)
Demo (2007)
Singles and EPs
Malfeasance-Retribution (10") (2008)
To Carry a Stone (7") (2008)
The Retaliation of the Immutable Force of Nature (EP ) (2008)
Through the Empires of Eternal Void (2009)
Baton Rouge, You Have Much to Answer For (EP ) (2010)
Big City (2011)
To the Chaos Wizard Youth (EP ) (2011)
The Archer & The Owle (EP ) (2011)
The Sacrifice (EP ) (2014)
Only You Deserve Conceit (7") (2015)
The House Primordial (2018)
Inconsolable (2018)
Rhea Sylvia (EP ) (2018)
Compilation albums
Oakland (2010)
Rendon (2010)
Ceremonies of Humiliation (2014)
Algiers (2014)
Blessings of the Highest Order (Nirvana covers) (2020, Robotic Empire)
A Primer of Holy Words (covers) (2020, Robotic Empire)
Hightower (2021, Robotic Empire)
Compilation contributions
"Well Fed Fuck" (originally by Born Against ; Compilation "Clone – Play Slow, Die Fast, Vol. II" (2009, Blind Date Records)
"Milk It" (originally by Nirvana ; tribute album In Utero, in Tribute, in Entirety (2014, Robotic Empire)
"Endless, Nameless"/"Even In His Youth" (originally by Nirvana ; tribute album Whatever Nevermind (2015, Robotic Empire)
"Eyehatethou" (Adult Swim Singles 2015) (2015, Adult Swim)
"Floyd the Barber" (originally by Nirvana ; tribute album Doused in Mud, Soaked in Bleach (2016, Robotic Empire)
"Don't Let It Bring You Down" (originally by Neil Young ; Compilation "Many Waters: Baton Rouge Flood Relief 2017" (2017, Thrill Jockey)
"Maps" (originally by Yeah Yeah Yeahs ); Compilation "Save Stereogum : An 00's Covers Compilation"
"Them Bones " (originally by Alice In Chains ); tribute album "Dirt Redux" (2020, Magnetic Eye Records)
References
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^ Gotrich, Lars (March 16, 2014). "First Listen: Thou, 'Heathen' . NPR.org . npr. Retrieved February 6, 2015 .
^ Stousy, Brandon (December 29, 2014). "The Best Metal Albums of 2014" . Pitchfork . Retrieved February 6, 2015 .
^ Currin, Grayson. "The Body / Thou You, Whom I Have Always Hated" . Pitchfork.com . Retrieved February 6, 2015 .
^ "Archived copy" . YouTube the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ Nelson, Michael (January 7, 2015). "The Body & Thou – "Terrible Lie" (Nine Inch Nails Cover)" . Stereogum . Retrieved February 6, 2015 .
^ Gotrich, Lars (September 22, 2011). "About A Song: Thou On Nirvana's 'Something In The Way' . NPR.org . NPR.org . Retrieved February 6, 2015 .
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